Defining Snowflake Masking Policies

The following properties are applicable to a Snowflake Masking Policy object.

Tab	Property	Description	Additional Information
	Name	Specifies the unique name of the masking policy within the selected schema
	Schema	Specifies the schema under which the masking policy is created
	Use Replace Syntax	Indicates whether the CREATE OR REPLACE syntax should be used during DDL generation
	If Not Exists	Specifies that if the masking policy already exists, no error is thrown, and no action happens
	Generate	Indicates whether the masking policy should be included in the DDL generation process
General	Return Data Type	Specifies the data type that the masking policy returns
	Returns Body	Specifies the SQL expression or logic that defines the masking behavior	This expression determines how data is masked based on user roles.
	Exempt Other Policies	Determines whether this policy exempts the column from other masking policies
Arguments	Name	Indicates the name of the argument used in the policy	This argument can be used in the Returns Body expression.
	Physical Data Type	Specifies the data type of the argument	This must match the type of the column to which the policy is applied.